Ruffcorn Family History
Ruffcorn Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Roffka(h)r a nickname for a simple or poor man from Middle Low German rove ‘beet’ + kar(e) ‘container basket’ but a play on words allows the interpretation ‘rob the cart’ (Middle Low German roven ‘to rob’ + kare ‘cart’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022